ite) THE HOME POULTRY BOOK 
tions will need more attention to external appear- 
ances than those in less prominent locations. There 
are always one’s neighbors to consider and it is 
altogether selfish to put up a building which will 
prove an eye-sore to anyone. ‘Then, too, there is 
a false economy. The poultry house should be 
well and strongly built for the sake of the birds 
that are to occupy it. The owner will find more 
satisfaction in caring for his fowls if they are kept 
in neat, attractive quarters. 
It is a mistake for anybody who has not had ex- 
perience in keeping a large flock of poultry to begin 
on a large scale. Failure is almost sure to follow. 
Some amateurs expect to make a considerable profit 
from a small flock, and that, too, the first year. Of 
course, they don’t do anything of the kind. Keep- 
ing hens is not a royal road to wealth. One dollar 
per year per hen is considered a fair profit. Some 
men and women make more, but even though the 
profit be twice that amount and the flock number 
a thousand, which means hard and constant work 
for one person, it will be seen that the amount of 
money to be made is not great. 
Keeping a few hens for recreation and to supply 
the family table with fresh eggs and chicken is, 
